PARENTS AND CHILDREN should note that Thursday 26 May 2016 at 7:00 pm is the annual Hedon Penny Throwing ceremony outside the Hedon Town Hall on Saint Augustine’s Gate!
The new 670th Mayor of Hedon invites children of the town to come and collect the civic pennies!
The Hedon Penny Throwing event is one of the most peculiar events in Hedon’s civic calendar. Steeped in history, it is a parody of the days when Hedon was a “rotten borough” with people being offered money to vote for a particular Mayoral candidate in elections.
Following their appointment, the incumbent Mayor would pay off his supporters. Today the event is purely a family fun occasion with children being thrown pennies by the new Mayor, the town’s civic leaders and their guests.
Ray,Ray Ray 670th Mayor
Just testing, Mr Mayor, to see who was paying attention 😳